Seasonal greetings

Dear friends!

Hope you all have enjoyed the Seasonal holiday and are getting ready for the great evening of New Year! 

I have had a wonderful time with my family and friends up in the mountains. This was not just dreaming of a white Christmas! After the service in the church Christmas Eve , we all went for a ride in open horse sleds. The stars were sparkling , crystal clear air and the sound of the jingle bells and the light from the torches made us feel like we were in a fairy-tale! A Christmas we all will remember! 

 I am so grateful for all that I have experienced and for all that has been given to me in the year that has passed. All the wonderful people that I have met, the great moments I have shared with my family and friends , safe travelling and moments of uplifting spirits and true joy! I really feel blessed!

Now I feel a bobbling joy inside of me by  the thought of the whole new year that is lying ahead of us. A year with new opportunities  filled with new experiences and challenges! They're just there waiting for us to see them and use them. 

The picture is the sunrise Christmas morning.

I wish you all a Happy and prosperous  New Year! 

Every day is a gift! 

May God bless you all and your families! 

;-)

Sissel

Hello dear friends!

We are getting closer to our last concert here in Sweden. Tonight the concert here in Västerås went very well.  Tomorrow we will be in Karlstad.

 The tour has been fantastic! So much joy, great venues, wonderful audiences and lovely music to sing and play. I really love working with the talented and gifted musicians in my band! ! They are the best! 

We had a day off yesterday , and I visited some friends in Stockholm. We were sitting there in front of the fireplace with a cup of tea and just enjoy this seldom moment of being together again while it was snowing outside. Perfect! And wonderful! I think of  my good friends as they are part of my family , and isn't it wonderful how big family you can have? You will never be alone!  

I hope you will have time to see some of your good friends in the rush before the seasonal holiday, or maybe in the holidays? What a blessing friends are!

The picture is taken today in beautiful Uppsala. Wet snow, lights and fresh air! And a very busy river!

Enjoy and take care everybody! 

;-)

Sissel  

On tour in Sweden

Hello dear friends!

Hope you all are well and enjoying this time of year! 

I am now on tour in Sweden. It is going very well and I am really enjoying each and every concert. We had a day off today , and that was nice. Went to church here in Jönköping, in the Sofia kyrkan. What a beautiful church and service. It is good to sit there and to receive the gospel. Then just relax and enjoy the sunday. A perfect day off!

I post you some pictures  from our concert in Gothenburg and the team before we enter the stage. It is so great to work with these people! So much fun and great music! 

Take care and have a wonderful advent! 

;-)

Sissel

Hello again Winter!

Dear friends, 

I must say that I really enjoy being on the road with my good friends, my musical family. 

- But the best part is always coming home! Right now I am preparing for the Christmas tour in Sweden which starts on the 3. of December. I love the holiday season! It is not hard to get in the mood, as it is snowing outside my window. Wonderful!

In this weekend I visited some friends up in the mountains and we had i great time skiing.

 What a treat! This cold , fresh air! I don't look at myself as any good skier! But I have great fun , and that is the most important thing; To have fun and enjoy!

Well, I have to head back to my Christmas songs. On Sunday I will be singing in the Norwegian Seaman's Church in Copenhagen. They are celebrating their 50th year anniversary for the

 King Haakons church. It is an honor to sing on this special day.

Hope you all are fine and remember to enjoy! 

;-)

Sissel

Tour in Denmark

Hello dear friends, 

the tour here in Denmark has been wonderful! Every concert has been such a great experience for all of us on the stage. The audiences has really showed us their appreciation of our music. 

The new songs has all been very well received. So a big smile! ;-)

The whole tour started a bit funny. On my way to Oslo for the last rehearsal, I traveled from Copenhagen in beautiful mild autumn weather. Then we couldn't take off  cause the airport in Oslo was closed due to....: SNOW! A bit strange as the weather was so mild in Denmark , it is only 50

 min flight! Wow it was so beautiful to arrive into this white winterland! I had totally forgotten how it feels with the snow and cold fresh air! Acctually I found it as the best start for the tour! But we haven't seen any snow after that here i Denmark. Here it is still autumn with wind, sunshine, rain and leaves in beautiful warm colors.  

Sending you 2 pic. The gang ready for tour at the rehearsal in Oslo. And the two, Sidsel and Sissel, for a walk in beautiful sunshine in Århus.  

Take care! 

;-) Sissel

Preparing my tour for Denmark

Hello friends!

Hope life is good to you all!

I am now in the middle of preparing my tour for Denmark. Rehearsals next week with my band, and that is very exciting. I hope we will get the chance to play some new songs that we have been working on. The concerts is inspired by the beautiful light we have during our four seasons here in the North. And outside now there is this intense light of autumn! Ah!

I am also working on a program for purchase.( A little extra memory from the concert). I will have pictures and a story from the year that is soon over. A year of many great experiences! This picture is from this summer! Sidsel(harp), Åshild (violin) and myself, and one of the boys sneaking in in the background..... It was I recall, very fresh air! We just had to go out in the snow! A couple of hours before we had been by the fjord in light summer clothes.

But now it is autumn and I do love this crispy air and bright sun, and the storms and rain showers! As long as there is a nice mix of them!

I do hope that you all will have some time to enjoy this beautiful time of year. 

Take care!

;-)

Sissel

Back again!- Hello!

Hello dear friends!

What a swim!.... That took a while....  ;-)

Well, I haven't had the time to write here lately, sorry about that. School has started and a lot of work and traveling. I do hope you all had a wonderful summer!

 Right now I have returned back from one of my many trips and it is so wonderful to feel the crispy air and this very bright light outside. The autumn is here, even though summer time is trying not to give in....not yet.

I was up in the mountains with my family not long ago, and the colors were changing. We went hiking and the first thin layer of snow was laying on top of the mountains. It was so beautiful with all these warm colors and the first hello from Mr Winter. 

I am trying to get some pictures from my summertour out on the page, but everything takes time....

I did a concert for a big company in Norway and that took place in the  Nidaros Domen in Trondheim. What a treat! That cathedral is so wonderful to sing in and I haven't sung there since the Royal wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn. It was piano ( Kjetil Bjerkestrand), choir (the same as on the Northern Lights dvd/cd) and me.  A friend of mine sent me this picture, and now I would like to share this with you. Well, I am the long dot on the  left... Hard to see maybe...

Till next time... 

Have a wonderful time! And enjoy the coming of the autumn.

;-)

Sissel